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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20
The May1lower-kFrow Race on

Bosros, April l9.-BurRess, owner OF
the yacht MayhoweF, received q cable.
gram today from Tankerville Chamber
lsyne, owHer OF the English yacht Ar
row, declining TO allow the Mayfiower @
free centre board in the proposed Inter
national race in English waters. Burgess
declines to cross the Atlantic and
handicap his yacht.
second Comptroller Of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The President
has appointed Sigourney Butler, Of
Boston, to be Second Comptroller Of the
Treasury in the place Of Maynard, pro-
NOTED to be Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

SAN FRANcIsoo, April I'm. Stern,
the San Francisco agent OF the Cana
dian Pacific. says that the line which he
represents will soon begin 10 run round
trip excursions from this city 20 Chica-
20, st. Paul, ST. Louis and other Eastern
psinta. The Canadian Pacific 10 the
hrst to project Eastern excursions.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20
Fer the recover Of Property.

OHARLEsTos W. Val, April bah
the members OF the Legislature are
here and Vill meet In an extra session
at noon tomorrow for the pu. pose Of
passing appropriation bills. Il is gen
eFaIly conceded that q Senator viii be
selected and that Congressman W. l..
Wilson, Of the Second District. viii be
the lucky man, as be is looked upon as
the most available person 70 mite the
disrupted Democrats. Il is certain that
Mr.. Lewis. Governor Wilson's appointee,
viii not Be allowed 10 hold bis place ss
Iintfad States Senator.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20
nsaes for VoIaaleer soldiers.

NV HoRK, April l5.-Ihe Board Of
Managers Of the National Home for
disabled volunteer soldiers met in thia
city this afternoon. TIE board received
propositions for the location Of tie pro
posed nsw home on the Pasifc slope
from NapA Valley. Les Angeles aud
Santa Rosa. Fhe DO ird uill visit Cali
fornis 10 June for the puFp0se Of select
ing q suitable site for the nev hsme.
General W. II. franklin vas elected
president; OolOnsl L A. Harris and
General John A. Martin. vice pFesi-
dents; and General M. r. MsMAh0n,
secretary Tbers are Bsu 8 600 psrssns
under charge Of the board and neU
tones are 20 be eFeoisd st LeAvsB
woEtb, Kaasas. aud DAytOn, Ohio.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20
shinnlna InssllIEeaee.

San FEAHo1soo, April 19-AKrived-
Steamer Columbia, Portlandi steamer
City Of Chester, Seattiei ship SentFam,
Hanaimo.
SaiIed-steanaF Oregon, Astoria; ship
Bonapzs, Puget Souadi schooner Queen,
Portland.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

San FRASolsoo, April 10. 2. r.-In-
dioatiOns for "a bours, commencing -
4 .. m. April Goth, for Oregon and
Washington Territory: Light rains.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20
only Prnetleing.

SoFIA, April ia Russian war ship
engaged In praotic firing OF Varna yes
terday, and caused great alarm among
the people Of the town. The Bulgarian
authorities have protested against a
repetition Of such firing.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

mined upcn. bus The Commission agreed
% meet t0morFov morning ard imme-
diately begin. Toe seleetiou OF secae-
tary Of the Commission was considered
and suitable p%rson for the efics wAs
agreed upon. TIE C0mmission de-
ciined 10 give the name ef the gentle
man selected. Several letters have been
received fron the Pacife railway OH
oials expressing willingness 10 aid the
Commission in their investigations.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

NEW YeRK. April 19.-Ths earnings Of
twenty-one roads for the second week
in April have bsen reported. This is the
the arst unfsvorable effects sf the lav
we're expected 10 bs known. The total
to $l,949.Sll. against &2.1l6. .2O3 for the
preceding week. decrease Of tl67, ,S02.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

OTTAWA (Oat.). April 19.-siE Charles
Tuppsr stated In the House OF Commons
last night that the gross public debt OF
Canada on March 2ist vas t2I0,OO,O ,OOO,
and nss debt R226, 600. .O90.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

San FnkNoIsoo, April 19.-rhe case Of
the People W. George W. Tyler. charged
With a misdeneanof IN having indaosd
General Barnes 10 pay $1,000 for an
alleged fraudulent document 70 Be used
in the Sharon divorce case, vas dis
missed In the Superior Court today ~
the request Of the District Attorney,
Who stated that be could not hope for .
o1nvicsion because Of tbs lack OF svi.
denoe.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-20

WASHINGTON. April l9.-MaioF Gen
eral Terry, Who commands the Division
of the Missouri, will discharge the
duties Of the General commanding the
Department. Of the Missouri until sac
cessor is appointed to succeed General
Wilcox. retired. The appointment Of
ColoRel Merritt to the vacant BfiRadier
Generalship does not necessarily carry
with il the command Of the Department
Of the Missouri, aud there 10 understood
to be some competition among the Brig
adler Generals for the succession.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15
Sayings of Children.

What properly-constituted person
does not enjoy stories Of bright say.
ings and droll doings of children? Here
are tH O told by the Boston Transcript:
A teacher OF the voice. q lady OF no lit.
tie eminence in Boston, has a little
girl five years old, who has heard. at
one time and another, a great deal 0!
lingo of vocal instruction. Early the
other morning the lady, who was in
the raptures of a morning nap, was
interrupted by the arrival of her little
daughter in her bed. The child curled
up closely by her side and began to
chatter endlessly. "My DEAR" said
the mother, please don't talk
to me SO much, because I want to
sleep some more" 'Why, mamma, -
said the child. nyou must not say
that. You know you always tell peo-
pie to- open their mouths and let the
tone come right QUIT"
This incident reminds the listener oil
another early-morning story that
struck him as an exceedingly roman.
tic little narrative. Bright and sarly
tho other day-so early thatitseemed
to the head OF the house that l,s had
just fallen asleep-he was awakened
by.A vision Of 8 white flannel night.
gown, q fair face above it, with fairest
hair encircling that, big blue eyes and
q rosy mouth, with one white finger
thrust falteringly between the lIps,
standing by bis bedside. q hat isit,
Margherita?' he asked. It .s..ir y.
morning u my room, papa..' II
was morning throughout the house
after that. 81. .;t3 s.. .
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15

watch him With as much solicitu6e aa
o tender father watches his child. ~
greatest lear was that the growin
years might lead to decrepitude and
heiplessness, with all the attendant
evils OF extreme age. Often in my con-
templative moments did picture to
myself the final separation, At last
the end came. The closing scene of
this enigmatical existence burst upon
my view whep least expected it.
Polly was entertaining number
OF callers with his laughing, talking,
whistling and barking programme
until q late hour in the evening and
seemed to be in his usual good spirits.
A tier the company had left, members
of the family were startled by plain
tive cries from the bird as il in
great distress. Rushing into the
room they found him lying on the
floor, to where he had fallen from the
back Of q chair upon which he he had
been sittlng, uttering the most pitia-
BILE cries, evidently trying to say "Pa-
pa" (meaning mel. 1heard the COM
motion from, a room in a lower story,
and immedia tely ran up stairs. I'M
aglne my feelings II you can, gentle
reader, when picked up my dear old
friend! A few A1sps, convulsive ire
NOR, closing of his jet black eyes and
Polly was no more! He died in my
hands, doubtless from an apoplectic
stroke. Tea1s fell from my eyes. It
was weakness, tits true, but still, un-
der the circumstances, pardonable.
My love for the feathered tribe has al
ways been intense. Since Polly's
death l love them more, and no mat.
ter how honaely in plumage, all alike
have my undivided love and ceaseless
care. The insignificant little sparrow,
and the gold6nch gay, the crow and
the pheasant, the robin and the wren,
the lar k and the swallow, in short, all |
OF Gods beautiful feathered family,
are the objects OF my jealous care.
J. J. SPRINGER.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec "a, 1886.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15
She Wanted q Cross eyed Doll.

One OF those revelations of the gen.
tier side OF human nature which
prize when they come in my way-
not for their rarity, for they are plenty
enough if one but keeps himself in a
mood to notice them, but because
they make a hard world so much
pleasanter-came TO me the other day.
It was q plain woman, in whose ap-
pearance one would not find indica~
tions of extreme delicacy of sentiment,
or moro than usual thoughtfulness
for Others, and she was shopping"
for some household artic3ssan one OF
the great bazaar5 where iS offered
everything from q child's rattle to q
drawlng-room carpet. She had maas
her purchase, and was yielding to the
pleading of little girl, who
held her by the hand to examine the
dolls that hung like Bluebeard's wives,
in q melancholy row on the wall oppo-
site. She seemed to waver, and. fnal-
", to give a partial consent, for She
leaned across the counter, and, in q
voice too low for the little one to
catch made what seemed to me an as
tonishing inquiry OF the nonchalant
salesman, whether be had '.any cross
eyed dolls" at first thought this
onlyan effort at economy by selecting
unstable goods at lower price,
but, as the attendant 'tcash" returned
from the search, and strabisnic doh
was produced. caught sight of an up
turned lace OF the little girl, on which
delight beamed forth from ewes with
q distinct cast IN them. Itben under.
stood it, and I think j appreciated the
delicacy, which, even in the choice
of toy, had regard for q sensitive
ness which might have been rutfied had
the puppet been more perfect ID ply
steal attraction than its little owner.
Boston Post. 0,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15
A Tweed "Reminiscences.

William Nj. Tweed's daughter, Mrs
Mary Amelia Maginnis, the wife OF Ar
thur Ambrose Maginnis, died recently
in New Orleans. She was married in
the fall OF 1869, while Tweed was at
the zenith OF his power The wedding
was a magnificent one, it's most nota-
BILE feature being the extraordinary
presents received by the bridal couple.
Their total value reached nearly $780,
900. Every politician and contract,
or who was favored or hoped to be
favored by Tweed did his full share
to make the event wonderful af-
fair. Tweed lived plainly in Thir.
ty-sixth street and his daughter
was married there. He was then
merely a deputy commissioner
of public works, which, singularly
enough, was the highest Office he ever
held in the city government. He was
then in complete control ofeverything,
however. The wedding was celebrated
in the afternoon, and the city depart
ment were almost as much deserted as
if it were a holiday. The house was
almost packed with wedding presents.
Peter B. Sweeney gave the BRIDE a
diamond bracelet worth $1,000.
''Prince Hail. Genet contri buted q
$4,000 diamond cross. Charles E.
Loew gave a. pearl set worth $3.50. A
coral set and a watch worth at least
$4,000 were the offering OF Cornelius
Corson. James McSweeny gave dia-
mond bracelets worth 1000, and
eddie" Boyle followed with another
81, 900 worth OF pearls. Anecklace and
chain worth 81, 500 came from James
Ryan, and Superintendent Kelso paid
81, 500 for apunch bowl. Sheriff Bren-
nan spent half that sum for silver
spoons, and Thomas J. Dreamer gave
silver ware worth 81 900. Agold chain
with diamond pendant cost Senator
Norton $1,000. Charles III. Hall, J.
II. Tooker, "Jim" Fisk, Jr., John
Carney, Frank VOORHEES,, Andrew J..
Carney, Eugene Durvin and w. w.
Watson all gave presents of the value
OF $500 each. Cameo sleeve-buttons
worth 81, 900 were the gift of John
Mob. Davidson, chain and diamond
locket worth $4,000 came from Judge
John Cox, and Hugh Smith presented
another that cost him 5000. Judge
George Barnard spent 81, 900 for a
diamond necklace and ED" Kearney
put another 81, 600 into an emerald
set. Tweed himself gave Mrs. Magin-
mis- a large check and q house
in New Orleans, and the Fathers
and the Americas Clubs gave pres.
ents estimated at 81 900. This was
only two years before the crash
New York Tribune. %@
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15
A WITCHING TINE.

In witching time when, sparkling higher,
The last log crumbles in the fire,
And through the midnight's creeping
cold
The shadows lengthen, fold by fold,
And In the settle mods the sire.
And the dame droops and maids draw
higher -
Each to the man OF her desire,
$50 do the bashiul seek the bold
In witching Timely
Fen at this hour when revels tire,
And the spent mirth and mood require
Something to stir the sense or hold
The soul in awe, these tales were told
Told. while the Pickering flames expire,
In witching time
= Austin DeBsoS.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15
Henry Ward Beecher and q brother

Henry Ward Beecher and brother
clergyman were riding together in a
Brooklyn horse car recently. Mr..
Beecher was full of good spirits and in
his happiest mood. Finally thsother
clergyman, who was himself an old
man, said: But does; it not make
you gloomy sometin1es to think how
soon it must all end-and then the
grave?'' Mr.. Beecher put his arms
around the other clergyman and his
head on his shoulder, and said:
s..lH tell you now, never 20 to
1 bed at night that Z do not thank God
that my old wife and I sare 10 near
nome" Neither OF them dreamed that
this wasalmost q dying testimony. !
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15

ing and wraps 1t about him. She places
her hand on his heart, her face to his
face.
They find her there, and carry him
to her fathers house, and lay him
down on the warm hearthstone before
the blazing wood fire in the room where
yesternight the spinning wheel stood,
and Mary smiled dreamily as she lis
tened to it's hum.
The girl in her blue dress clinging
wet about her, kneels by his side. She
has torn the white handkerchief from
her throat to wipe the water from his
face. Her golden hair hangs struggling
and wet and stringy over her shout.
ders. She bends over him and bit
OF her hair touches his cheek. They
see her lips move, they cannot hear
her words.
"John!" she whispers.
"Priscillap' be breathes.
Her father leads her away; he has
read her secret in the white cheek,
which forgot to blush, though all in
the room may read the beseeching OF
her eyes. as
Heis safe. She lies down in hercham-
Der with a deep prayer OF thankfulness.
She is too unstrung to sleep for many
hours, and when at last she does, it
is to start up with wild, gasping cry,
as she sees wave-washcd body tossed
from billow to billow.
In the morning all meet at the break
fast table. the minister looking well
and hearty as ever, and with some
thing vibrating in his voice and glanc-
ing in his eyes which had not been
there before. Mary, pale, and rather
proud looking, with dark lines under
her eyes, but very lovely IN her cardi-
nal morning dress, With plain linen
collar and cuffs.
The captain is bluH and gruf and
CHEEKY, trying by his talk to hide his
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-15

~, AelC ulu. AICeE UAre6 years ana
three months absence, called at the
zoo. On entering the bird house
took station on the opposite side of
the building from that occupied by Pol
ly, where the bird could not see me and
then exclaimed: "Where's my Polly?"
Immediately tho bird recognized the
voice Of his former master, became ex.
cited, walking back and forth on his
perch, showing as best he could, by
voice and gesture, that he wished to
ansW the question by saying Here
am l."
1t was a clear case of instant recog-
!! milton. Then went to my pet The
aftectionate creature ran his bill
through my mustache in the attempt
to kiss me, rubbing his head against
my cheek, then kissed me again and
nestled close to Inc, as though he feared
he might lose me again. Then l
tested him in some Of his old tricks to
prove his memory, and they were per-
formed with as much readiness as ever.
"Polly, 1 have lost my pocketbook, !"
said after having dropped it.
Then Polly went in search of it, and
soon brought it in his bill, and having
deposited It in my hand expressed his
JOY IN hearty laugh. On my taking
leave OF him he was almost frantic
with grief, and it was only with diff
Guilty that his keeper prevented him
from following the master he so affec-
tionately loved. "
It 81 loved the bird before, that feel
ing was intensified from that moment,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-17
A Washington Statue.

Perhaps the most laughed at statue at
the Capitol is that of George Washing
ton, which, naked to the waist, sits on a
great marble chair in front of the entrance
portico. This statue was begun by
Horatio Greenough, in 1882. The original
idea was to make it a pedestrian statue
and to put it in the rotunda. The price
was to be SIS, 0G0, and Greenough began
che work in Florence. He got Congress
to increase the price to $50, 600, and the
statue was completed, / think, in 1910.
1t made great fuss in this country at
that time, and the question was how to
get it here. BY the direction of Congress
the Secretary of the Navy ordered the
commander of the Mediterranean squad
ron to put it on board of one of his men
of-war at Genoa and send it to Washing
ton. But this was before the days Of
much railroading, and the statue weighed
twenty-one tons. 1t was big job t(
carry it from Florence to Genoa. A
ponderous car was erected for it, and Il
was hauled by twenty-five yoke OF oxen
As it passed along the Italian peasants
took it for an image of saint, and knel
to it and said their prayers. 1t was founc
that the hatchway of the man-of-war wa
not large enough to admit it, and it thel
became necessary to charter merchan
vessel Virginia (NeO,) Territorial Bin
terpriSe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-17
Tidy TilIare.

Mr., Peter Yarling, a well-to-do Ger.
man near Shelbyville, Ind, is pleasantly
remembered as a champion and exponent
of husbandry which may fairly be called
good" His land was extraordinarily
clear of foul growth-which is the more
remarkable when it is said that the ag-
ricuture of his neighbors was of the
usual click and promise" sort. 81 will
gif any man fife tollar bill that'll find
handful of weeds in any of my fields ="
His dwelling, big barn and outbuildings
were likewise scrupuously neat; in brief,
an atmosphere of tidiness and thrift
prevailed the entire premises. The
natural consequence was, he made money
year by year, while Others in the locality,
''who rather vegetated than lived, y re-
manned poor. These facts prompted an
Indiana Farmer correspondent to the
following emphatic refections
'Show me clean farmer, and I'll show
you a man who is making it pay. Show
me a slovenly, careless, weed growing
farmer, and I'll show you a man that's
hard-run, and ignorant as an ass, beside
because he is too lazy or too blind to see
that his own interests behoove him to
have clean soil to till, and to raise grain
only, instead of weeds; for every weed
that grows inside farmers fields is &
soil robber, and steals that substance
away, day and night, which the farmers
crops require to promote perfect growth
If clean farming generally prevailed oul
most noxious weeds would in few years
disappear, and the farmers labor, in the
culture of his various crops, would b.
very materially reduced. ~ Meao YORK.
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-17

AS a general rule, the surest plan Is to
manure thoroughly as you go along.
Corn, cabbage and Hungarian millet
are good crops with which to suffocate
witch grass.
Many of the losses in modern farming
are traced by observant agriculturists to
the effects of forest removal.
Raw onions chopped fine and mixed
with food twice week, is better than a
dozen cures for chicken cholera.
Commercial fertilizers can be used in
no way to so good an advantage az in
connection with barn-yard manure.
Corn, properly planted on well-pre
pared ground, should rarely need the hoe
in the early stages If the blowing be skill
fully done.
Large peonies are preferable to small
60 there is more Of u succession OF bloom
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-17
Time for Making Layers.

The proper time, or season, for making
layers is as variable as that for making
cuttings. But, as rule, layers should
be made while the parent plant is grow
ing most rapidly, because roots will be
produced at such times more readily than
at any other, although with several kinds
1t will make very little difference, as
they produce roots freely under almost
all conditions and from all parts of the
plant. With the larger proportion Of
both deciduous and evergreen trees and
shrubs, layering should not begin until
the leaves have fully expanded and the
new growth of the season is fairly under
way. If layercd earlier, many of the
deciduous trees and shrubs will "bleed, "
as it is termed, from the wounds made
on the laycred parts, and the sap flowing
from these wounds will often corrode
and otherwise injure the exposed cells
and entirely prevent the production of
roots therefrom, Wounds made in the
branches Of coniferous trees during the
winter and early spring months are
usually soon covered by the exuding
resin, the severed and otherwise exposed
cells thereby becoming fully protected,
not only against the influence OF moisture
from without, but it effectually prevents
the formation of a cNllus and production
of roots. For this reason, such conifers
as pines, spruce, and frs should always
be layercd at time when the sap is
thinnest and flowing most rapidly, as
during the first growth of spring and
early summer. With some kinds of
hardy deciduous trees and shrubs the
autumn is the better season in which to
make ayers.-American Agricuztrist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-17
,nao,.nt orpan.

When the liver Is indolent, as II must nee
sssarily be when Il fails TO secrete the BILE In
sufficient quantities TO meet the requirements
OF digestion and evacuation, It should be set
at work with Hosteuer's Stomach Bltters.
The henlthful stimulus to activity impaired
by this incomparaole alternative, speedily
evlnces itsslf In departure Of the IN
comparable sensations In the right side; the
nausea fur upon the tongue; indigestion,
ity OF the liver and the diversion Of the BILE
from its proper channel. Irregularily OF the
bowels Is always and palnlessly reformed by
the corrective indicated which Is Infinitely to
be preferred, both because II is safe and more
efhchcious to blue pill, calomel and dreneh.
ing purgaiiyes OF every class. 1t cures and
prevents lever and ague, and rheumatism.